Orchid bees
Tribe Euglossini
Burying beetle
Nicrophorus orbicollis
Stingless bees
Tetragonisca angustula
Giant mayfly
Hexagenia limbata
Rusty patched bumble bee
Bombus affinis
Goldenrod soldier beetle
Chauliognathus pensylvanicus
Colorado potato beetle
Leptinotarsa decemlineata
Common blue damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum
Valley carpenter bee
Xylocopa sonorina
Spongy moth
Lymantria dispar
Honeybee
Apis mellifera
Mining bee
Andrena sp.
Squash vine borer
Melittia cucurbitae
Bumblebee mimic robber fly
Laphria thoracica
Welcome to the Department of Entomology!
The Department of Entomology at the University of Wisconsin – Madison is a world-class graduate training and research institution committed to advancing research in insect biology in both basic and applied contexts. We offer MS and Ph.D. degrees in Entomology and two undergraduate majors (Entomology & Global Health). Our faculty and staff members along with our graduate students, postdoctoral associates, affiliated and emeritus professors offer a dynamic and interdisciplinary research and teaching environment to prepare students for a future in entomology.
The Department is housed in Russell Laboratories and makes extensive use of campus greenhouse facilities and the agricultural research stations located throughout the state for research, outreach and educational purposes. Russell Labs houses three departments: Entomology, Forest and Wildlife Ecology, and Plant Pathology. The building is centrally located on the UW-Madison campus making it ideal for collaborative work with other departments.
Values such as inclusion, integrity, community, and respect are an integral part of department culture and official code of conduct.
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Department News
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Swarm to Table 2025 – Coming April 27th
Scuttle on over to Swarm-to-Table! The Undergraduate Entomology Society (UES) invites you to the 5th annual Swarm-to-Table on Sunday, April 27th from 2:00PM to 5:00PM in Union South Varsity Hall! What’s Swarm-to-Table? Swarm-to-Table is an expo-style event celebrating insects in food, art, and human culture! Your ticket includes a professionally prepared, delicious, 5-course bug tasting menu,…
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Entomology Digest – Fall 2024
Letter from the Chair Entomology Community and Friends of the Department, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences – RISE hiring opportunities. Announced by Chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin in 2024, the Wisconsin Research, Innovation and Scholarly Excellence (RISE) Initiative is a multifaceted effort focused on faculty hiring, research infrastructure, interdisciplinary collaboration and student opportunity. This new…
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UW–Madison Recertified by Bee Campus USA
In June, the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation recertified UW-Madison as a Bee Campus, extending its status as one of eight universities in Wisconsin and one of nearly 200 in the U.S. to hold the designation. UW-Madison first achieved Bee Campus USA certification in September 2022. Early this year, it underwent the length process of…
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Save the Date: Graduate Student Welcome Weekend, Aug 23-25, 2024
1st and 2nd year Entomology graduate students and their advisors – the department’s DEI Committee would like to invite you to the 2nd annual department welcome weekend! Housed in a different department but advised by an Entomology faculty member? This invite is for you too! The plan is to leave from campus the afternoon of Friday, August 23…
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In Wisconsin, Mannequins Help Teach People How To Spot Ticks
Some of the outreach and educational work done by staff at the Midwest Center of Excellence – Vector-Borne Disease on tick-bite prevention was recently highlighted by Science Friday. Read or listen to the story at https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/mannequin-tick-checks/. Story reposted below: Excerpt of the Science Friday story, originally written by Lina Tran for WUWM: Nationwide, Wisconsin is…
Meaningful Research
Advancing research in insect biology in both basic and applied contexts.
Top-notch Instruction
Interdisciplinary instruction to inform students, collaborators, and the community.
Far-reaching Impact
Embodying the Wisconsin Idea, making the boundaries of our work the boundaries of the Wisconsin and beyond.
Vision
We focus on high-impact science that leverages our collective expertise on arthropod biology to solve problems in agriculture, the environment, and human health.